How to unlock a Bosch washing machine
Many users like Bosch washing machines, but there is something depressing about them. They have quite clever locks: from children and after issuing an error code.
Thousands of people suffer, not knowing how to properly unlock a Bosch washing machine. They try to turn it off and on, turn the program knob, perform other meaningless manipulations, but all this is of zero use. In this article we will try to resolve this issue once and for all by talking about unlocking different Bosch washing machines. We hope this information will be useful.
Removing the Child Interference Lock
Bosch washing machine locks, as we have already noted, are of two types; first we will look at what to do if it is child locked. Young mothers very often use this function so that their little child, who has already begun to show interest in technology, does not do anything wrong. If you use the child lock in normal mode strictly according to the instructions, then there will be no problems. The normal order of using the function looks like this.
- turn on the washing machine;
- set the program;
- set a lock;
- launch the program;
- wait for the washing to finish;
- remove the lock;
- turn off the washing machine.
As soon as the owner hurried and turned off the washing machine with the lock on, this creates a problem. After turning it on again, the machine will not allow you to set the program. The standard removal of the child lock using a key combination will not help. In this case, you will be able to open the washing machine, the hatch will not be blocked.
A child can turn off the machine without removing the lock, since the machine, unfortunately, is not protected from being turned off.
What is the secret of how to remove the child lock if the Bosch washing machine was turned off in locked mode? It’s very simple, you need to remember which program you used to wash the last time. By turning the program switch knob, we set the mode in which the child protection was set. Then everything is simple. Turn off the blocking mode in the standard way.
- On the Bosch logixx 8, you need to open the hatch door and press the button marked with the left arrow “Options”. Press the button and hold it until the machine beeps and the lock is released.
- On Bosch maxx 5 you need to press the start/pause button and hold it for about 6-8 seconds. If the “Key” icon disappears from the display, it means the lock has been removed.
- On Bosch WAS 20443, such blocking is removed in the same way. Press the start/pause button and hold it for about 8 seconds. Removal will occur after a squeak.
Unlocking after an error code
The machine can freeze completely not only due to the child lock being incorrectly removed, but also due to an error that has not been reset. Let's say your Bosch machine throws an error code. The problem was found and fixed, but the error still persists. Turning the machine off and on doesn't help. What to do? You need to reset the error by pressing a key combination. We described what you need to click in the article How to reset an error on a Bosch washing machine, read it, and everything will become clear to you.
Unlocking is carried out solely according to the instructions. There is no need to come up with your own reset methods, which can lead to breakdowns. Our technicians were forced to reflash the control chip after the owner clumsily reset the firmware, trying to reset the error code on his own.Re-flashing cost the unfortunate owner several tens of dollars. Don't repeat his mistakes.
So, we figured out how to unlock a Bosch washing machine. Act carefully and do not deviate from the instructions, you will definitely succeed. Good luck!
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10 reader comments
Thank you, you helped me. I removed the block from a Bosch Maxx 5 machine.
Thank you very much for the valuable information!
Thank you very much, it helped a lot from crooked hands who don’t know what they are pressing.
Good afternoon I can’t remove the child lock, I remember which program I set it on and not in which one. The key is blinking, I have already tried it on all programs. The result is zero. And it gives error F:25. Can someone help?
Thank you guys, I almost went crazy pressing all the buttons, but then they helped!
Thank you, the blocking has been removed and is working as usual. Super.
Thank you
Good afternoon, Bosch Logixx 8 Sensative washing machine. Child protection is turned on and F:00 is on, the protection cannot be turned off and the error is not clear. Help, thanks in advance.
Good afternoon, Bosch Logixx 8 washing machine, I can’t remove the child lock on the buttons. Not at all. And the strange error F:00 is still on. Maybe someone knows what this is?
How, to begin with, do you install this child lock? Series 4.